Investigating Online

Occasionally, I like to explore these kinds of websites.
Once and awhile I want to "check up on a person" and other times I want to see what is online ab out myself.

http://websearch.about.com/od/peoplesearch/tp/peoplesearch.htm

After seeing what is out there about yourself, you might want to try to remove it.  Here is a site with information on that  http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2011/10/18/call-kurtis-how-do-i-get-my-personal-info-removed-online64970/

This recent story in the Plain Dealer talks about Zillow and Trulia websites with real estate informtion.
http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/03/real_estate_companies_are_tryi.html

Take a closer look at a neighborhood
http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/neighborhoods/crime-rates/
http://spotcrime.com/

Be your own detective for local information:
http://www.loraincounty.com/probate/

http://www.loraincounty.com/clerk/

http://www.loraincounty.com/auditor/register/ 

Interesting summary of how information is accumulated
http://abine.com/people_guide.php

http://www.pcworld.com/article/227461/why_is_people_search_so_lame.html

Search Social Networks
http://www.brighthub.com/internet/google/articles/116670.aspx

How do the Information brokers get our information?
http://timesleader.com/stories/FTC-seeks-law-to-shed-more-light-on-data-brokers,129841


Popular People search websites
http://pipl.com/
http://www.spokeo.com/

do you have a site you have used?  Leave a comment to share it....

sandee